Ranking 95 Surveillance Manufacturers Interest

Author: John Honovich, Published on Mar 24, 2014

IPVM has ranked interest levels in 95 surveillance manufacturers from most to least. These are the companies covered:

Over 400 IPVM members selected which of these companies they were interested in following, using our unique news monitoring service.

Here is an overview of the results, with the Y axis showing interest level and the X axis, the 95 companies:

 Notable findings include:

  • The manufacturer with the most interest scored a 68%, while 5 tied for last place at just 3%.
  • The mean / average score was 16%.
  • However, the median score was just 11%, indicating that most companies attract very little interest.
  • The top 10 had interest level of 39% or greater.

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Comments (17)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

03/24/14 01:59pm

** ** ***** ** *** **** **** ***** ******** *** U.S.A. ****** ****???

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 03/24/14 03:42pm

**, ** ** *** ***** ** *** ****. ** ******** English ******** ************ ************* - **** **** ** *** ******* are **** *** **.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

03/24/14 07:18pm

****,

**** ***********, *** ** * ******, ***********, ******* (****** ***** are ********* **** *********)

* ***** **** ***** ************ ** ***** *** **** *** survey ***** **** ** ********* **** ******* ** **** ********. You ******** **** ********* ***** **** **** ********** ***** **** the *.*., *** *** *** **** ****** *** **?

  • ***** ** *************, ************, ******* ***/** ***-*****?
  • ********** ** ******** ***** ** ****

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 03/24/14 07:36pm

**'* ******* **% **********/*******, **% ************, **% *** *****.

*** ** ** ********** ** ******** ***** ** ** ********** subjective *****, * ******'* **** * ***** *** ****** ****** is ****** ** ******* ****** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to John Honovich | 03/24/14 07:39pm

****** ****.

Carl Lindgren

03/24/14 08:29pm

* ****** **** *** ****** **** *** *% ********. ******* next **** **** *** ** **** ** **%, ****** **** have *** ** *** ******* ******* ******** ****** ** ****. Maybe **** *** **** **** ** ********* **** *** ***** at *** **** .

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Carl Lindgren | 03/24/14 08:31pm

**'* ***** / *** ************** *** ***. ***** **** ** **** ** * ******* leader **** *** *** :)

***,*******.* ** *** ********** ****** *** ******** *** **** ***** *** *********** ** ** relevant.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to John Honovich | 03/24/14 08:33pm

*'* ********* ****** *** **** *% ********. *** **** *****, that ***** **** ** ******. ********, **** ****** **** ***** Hitler **** ******. **** *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

03/25/14 10:18am

* ***** **** ** *** **** *** ** **** **** to **** ** ** *.

***, * **** *** ***! *** **´* *** ** ** me ** ****** **... ******* ****.

**, ** ***** ** *********** ** *** *** *** ******* change **** ****.. *** ** ******* ** ******* *** ** on.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 03/25/14 03:23pm

** ** **** ** ***** **** **** **** ****** ** will **** * ***** ***** ****** ***'* ****** **** *******.

**** **** *** **** ************ ** ***? **** ***'* *** 'use'? ** *** **** ******* *********** ********?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to John Honovich | 06/03/14 06:46am

***, *** **** ********* ******** ****** **** *** ** ** IE9. * **** ****** *** ******* ** ****** *************. *** i **** *** ****.

Marcel Minotelli

05/13/14 02:53pm

* ***** ******** ** ******* ** **** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Marcel Minotelli | 05/13/14 02:56pm

******, ***** *** ******* ******** **********, ******** ***** **** **** low **** ** ********, ****** ******* **** *** **** ***** them ** ****** ******* ******** *********.

Marcel Minotelli

In reply to John Honovich | 05/13/14 03:07pm

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Jeff Hobbs

06/02/14 10:34pm

***** ** *** * **** **** **** ***** ** *** who *** *** ******* ****** ******** / ***-********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jeff Hobbs | 06/02/14 11:47pm

***, *** **** ** ** ***** **** **** ****. * year ***** ** *** ***** ** **** ** *** **** of * ************* **'** ********** ** ** ** ***** ***** ***** ****.

Dennis Dyer

10/16/14 11:37am

**** ****, **** ****.

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